State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick posted on social media early Monday morning to announce that she was having legislative counsel draft a bill to regulate various aspects of men’s bodies and their sexual activities. The post came after last week’s passage of a restrictive abortion bill in the Georgia House,

Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (Photo: Georgia House of Representatives)

one that, if approved by the Senate, would limit abortions in Georgia to 6 weeks.

Kendrick is a Democrat whose district encompasses DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. She has been a vocal opponent to the “heartbeat bill,” which provides exceptions to the 6 week restriction only if a police report is filed for rape or incest.

Current law permits abortions up to 20 weeks in Georgia and the rollback to 6 week would be one of the most restrictive in the nation. HB 481, sponsored by Republican Ed Setzler, also seeks to count babies in the womb toward the population, consider them ‘dependent minors,’ and open up medical records of physicians and hospitals related to abortion to law enforcement.

The heartbeat bill that passed on Thursday has already drawn criticism over claims that it is unconstitutional because the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision prohibited the state regulation of abortion during the first trimester. Governor Kemp has said he will fight any court challenges and will sign the bill as soon as it is passed by the Senate.

The bill has been assigned to Senate Science & Technology committee chaired by Senator Renee Unterman.

Jessica Szilagyi is a Statewide Contributor for AllOnGeorgia.com. She focuses primarily on state and local politics as well as agricultural news. She has a background in Political Science, with a focus in local government, and has a Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia.
She's a "Like It Or Not" contributor for Fox5 in Atlanta and has two blogs of her own: The Perspicacious Conservative and "Hair Blowers to Lawn Mowers."

AS ONE FEMALE TO ANOTHER….Ms. KENDRICK, YOU ARE TRULY, TRULY STUPID! I CANNOT BELIEVE MY TAX MONEY IS PAYING THIS MULE BACK END’S SALARY. I’VE KNOWN 5 YEAR OLDS WITH MORE INTELLIGENCE. WHO IS TRYING TO BABYSIT THIS YEAR’S BATCH OF GUINEA KEETS? CAN ANYONE GET THE INSANITY IN GEORGIA’S LEGISLATURE UNDER CONTROL? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! AND, THERE SHOULD BE ZERO BABY MURDERS IN GEORGIA…LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION, A BABY DOES HAVE A HEARTBEAT AT 6 WEEKS! I AM A GEORGIA TAX PAYER AND VOTER! NO ABORTIONS IN GEORGIA!